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Affair. In West Washinxton.

DEATH OF AN OLD AND RESPECTED CITIzEN.-Rich-
ard r. Shekell who has been resident OF the
District for 70 years died at his home here yester
day afternoon. He was born at Clifton Springs,N.
T., in 1903 and when nine years OF age came 70
this District. He was superintendent OF the brick
work OF the east wing OF the Treasury building,
and has held several offices In the District. He
was member OF Potomac Lodge, and Potomac
Royal Arch Chapter, Potomac C0mmandery, h. T.,
and Oriental Lodge OF Perfection. In 1923 he mar
ried Miss Harriet Bohrer, who died but tew
months ago. He leaves six sons and one daughter.
The funeral, which VIII be in charge OF the Ma
sonic fraternity, will take place tomorrow AFTER
noon, the interment being AZ Oak Hill,
NOTES-Water has been turned on the canal
here and navigation at this end resumed--Shad
were caught with dipnets In the neighborhood Of
Chain bridge, yesterday.-The baptism OF several
cOlOred people In the waters OF Rock Creek yester
DAY, was witnessed by large crowd OF spectators
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JAMES g. BLAINE, JR., our OF JouRNALIsM.-
James G. Blaine, Jr., after q pleasant experience
Of several monthstn the financial and commercial
departments OF the P1ttsburR Times has severed
his connection with the paper and gone to New
York to enter the once Of q prominent Wan street
broker.
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Appointed by the President.
The President to-day appointed Peter r. Cogbill
to be collector Of customs for the district OF Peters
burg, Va.
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TREASURER JORDAN took farewell Of his asso-
ciates in the Treasury department Saturday after
noon. He has gone to New York and will sail for
europe with Secretary Manning tomorrow.
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Harry Hrlliard, the tenor In ). c. Du1rs opera
company, has been discharged at Louisville, KY,
g the result OF q quarrel He was arrested and
lined $6 Tor profanity.
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M. de Staal Discrcdits &c.



LONDON March 1.-THE report printed by the
Standard that an unsuccessful attempt TO assas-
snate the Car OF Russia had been made II utterly
discredited by NJ. de Staal, the Russian ambassa-
dor. In an interview this morning the ambassador
said he had received no telegram In relation TO
such an attempt, and this was sufficient evidence
TO convince him that the report was unfounded.
In IL were true he would have received a dispatch
long ago. The ambassador said he was about To
attend service in the Russian chapel I'm COM
memoration OF the cars accession 10 the throne,
and IL was not likely that he would leave the
embassy IL there was the least probability VI any
news OF that character being received.
The Standard, commenting on the reported at.
tempt on the cars life, says: ''Such event
might be sufficient 10 turn the scale I'm the direc-
ton OF war; From this point of view the outrage
is OF the gravest possible significance"
The service IN the Russian chapel was crowded
with diplomats In Iull uniform. conspicuous above
ali being the members OF the Russian embassy.
After the service the members OF the Russian
the rumors OF the attempt on the life OF the car
was unfoundea
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No DECISION IN THE TELEPHONE CAsEs-Some of
tne leading counsel in the telephone cases were at
the United States Supreme Court to-day in antfci-
patlon OF decision In those cases, but they were
disappointed. A STAR reporter was Informed that
eral weeks vet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-14

Mr.. BRADLEYs CONDITIONAL was stated at
Mr. Joseph II. Bradleys residence this morning
that he was slowly sinking
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L. j. BRENNAN, who has been the private secre-
cary to Secretary Manning, will be made cores
pond1ng secretary of the western National bank,
New YORK, of which Mr.. Manning is to be presi-
denI when the latter returns from Europe. Some
Ol Mr. Brennan's associates in the department
evening.
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PERsoNAL-Mr. j. w. Thompson has returned
from his yachting trip much improved in health.

PERsoNAL--Mr. J. W. Thompson has returned
from his yachting trip much improved in health
Representative Stahlnecker, Charles Britain
Miller OF st. Louis j. E. Carroll OF Indianapolis J.
w. Watson OF San Francisco, are at Willards-
Senator Plumb, Henry Edison of New York, W. T.
Brown OF Boston, C. Thompson of st. Paul and
Rev. P. MulhOlland Of New Haven, are at the
Riggs: Psomades OF New York, H. R. Car
ter and J.: w. p. Freeman OF England and
w. II. Lane OF New York, C. w. Huntington OF
Bs Boston, are r N at W9rmeys s Bangs, Of New
Toledo, Ohio, are at the Arlington.-Lt. Edward
s. Farrow OF the army E. Mariner of Milwaukee,
and VIM. J. johnson OF Chicago, are at the Eb-
and H. L. Crawford and wife, of Washington, are
at the Hygeia hotel Old Point Comfort.-Hon.
B. D.Tullen of Virginia, is at the eNatiOnal-Wm.
BURY of Chicago, and c. Barnett of New York, are
at the Metropolitan.
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An Appealer and AnnexatiODiss.
MIR. M'CAIL DEFINES POSITION IN THE new
BRUNSWICK PARLIAMENT.

ST JOHN, n. B., March 1i.-In the Nova scotia
legislature Mr.. Mccall, VI. T. Tor P1ctou used tho
following language on the day alter being sworn
In: II have been asked 70 define my position
am q repeaer and further than that am an an.
nexatiouistr Mr. Mccall is liberal and a sup.
porter OF the local government.
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue.. $735, ,567; customs, $685. 4s4
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Burned 10 Death in Her Room.
TUE FATE on MRS CnIuNgIrS rI-ppI r


THE FATE OF MRS. COLUMBUS TUPPLE
Saturday night Mrs. Columbus Tupple, living at
No. 9O6 lst street southwest. was burned to DEATH
She lived alone with her husband In a sparsley-
settled neighborhood. The facts as reported to
the police were that Mr.. Tuppie left the house on
body OF his wife on the floor, and near by an
turned lamp. The presumption was that she had
acc accidentally upset the & lamp and & set nre to her
ing but a blackened heap.
THE CORONER's INVESTIGATION.
Coroner Patterson held an investigation at the
fourth precinct station at noon to-day and heard
the statements of several persons. Columbus
Tuttle husband OF the deceased, said that after
supper he went out and when he returned home
about IL O'Clock the lady next door asked him
about the smoke in his house. He said the fire
was out before he left home. He unlocked the
the ROOM He ran to the bed but could not feel his
wife, so he opened the window and then rashed
turned to the bedroom and round his wife on
the side OF the bed, which was burn
ing as. as WAS was her cStaing She was
influence OF liquor when he left home, and he
thought She obtained more during his absence.
ing and the lamp was upset, or the bed caught
nre and she tried to extinguish the flames.
James II. Canavfn, q neighbor stated that he
body from the bed. When the bed clothing was
thrown out the lamp was with it and
he. thought IT must have been on the
bed. The husband was pretty well under
the influence OF liquor. Elizabeth Dorsey, who
lives next to Tuttle's house snelled the smoke and
spoke to her husband about IL. Then she heard
groans and told her husband, who said he sup
posed Tuttle was drunk, as usual, and, d him,
let him grOan. She said that both Tuttle and his
wife were drunk Saturday.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
The coroner was satisfied that the woman was
intoxicated at the time, and was accidentally
burned to death through her inability to extin-
gutsh the flames certificate OF accidental
death was given and the remains were buried in
GlenwOOd this afternoon.
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BOSTON, MASS, March 14.-HOn. Eben +. Pills
bury died at his residence at Melrose last night.
He had been In poor health for some time. Mr..
P1llsbury was until within few years a resident
OF Augusta, Me-, and was regarded as one OF the
leading lawyers Of that state. He at one time
owned and conducted the Maine Standard. He was
prominent man In democratic politics, and dur
ing the last presidential campaign made many p0-
ntical addresses In various parts OF the country.
He was Stxty-tw0 years or age.
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THE CZAR,S ENEMIES.
The Rumored AttcMpt on His Life
Credited I'm LOndOM.

Special Cable Dispatch 90 TIE EVENING STAR
LONDON, March lathe report OF the attempted
assassination OF the car Is universally believed
here. The .Sdnddrd assures its rcaders
that its Information is reliable The Co
incidence OF this being the anniversary OF Alex.
ander the seconds assassination points 10 the
truth OF the story. The impression is that tho
incident Is unfavorable 10 peace.
I,y Asso ed Press
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK, March l4.-lesterday morn
fng eighteen miles southwest or this point, NJ. L.
Landshaw, his wife and four boys camped near .
spring. They were moving TO Texas from Mis-
souri,. The boys were aged lS, p, 25 and 2s years
respectively. Ii appears one OF them became in
sane He rancied his family meant 10 Kill him.
Yesterday morning he assaulted his father and
his brothers and wounded them badly, II not NOR
tally. One OF them threw him down and secured
the stick. The lunatic, however, broke loose and
has not been capturel.
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From Wall street To-Day.

NEW YORK, March l4.--The stock market opened
strong this morning with first prices showing ad-
yances over saturdays 1nal figures OF from q 70
s. per cent, the latter in Richmond and West
Point. The leading active stocks were Richmond
and West Point, Western Union Union Pacific and
New England, with quiet trading I'm i've or six
others and the remainder dull The market was
strong in the early dealings and further advances
were made, Western Union leading with gain 0f
x per cent. Prices soon yielded, however, and
Union Pacific and Richmond and West Point
showed decided weakness, both losing y. Toward
IL O'Clock the general market became steady, bus
Hooking Valley developed decided weakness
dropping pa per cent. AT IL O'Clock the market
is moderately active and heavy.
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More Trouble with the Indians.

More Trouble with the Indians.
A DISPATCH FROM GEN. MILES-THE KILLING OF
LIEUT.. MOTT.
The following dispatch from Gen. Miles has been
received at the War department: "Four Tonic In
dian men and one boy, to avoid arrest after Tls-
win drunk, left San Carlos agency. subsequently
one returned. March I'd they stole some horses
in vicinity OF Dripping Springs, were pursued and
surprised On Walnut creek March 1th by scouts in
pursuit. Their horses, arms and implements cap
tured on the 9Th. They fired on man in Tonic
basin and burned his house. Joe RacOn. a Tonic
Indian, is reported as leader Lieut.. Whipple 10th
cavalry from Ft. Mcdowell with detachment, is
still In pursuit. Lieut.. Mott, 10th cavalry at San
Carlos. was seriously wounded by an Indian who
was dissatisfied with the division OF land and
angry because his father had been confined by
Lieut.. Motifs order. The Indian escaped. What
ever direction they take they Will be followed or
intercepted by troops until captured or destroyed.
Commanding officers OF troops have been directed
to take active measures to arrest or destroy these
renegadeS."
A subsequent telegram has been received at the
War department announcing 1t Motifs death.
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ADVANCE STYLES
OF SPRING CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BOYS. IN
MAKING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WE PUT BE-
FORE YOU HONEST VALUES, LATEST STYLES,
FAIREsr PRICES. THIS Is WHAT WE PREACH,
PRACTICE AND GUARANTEE. YOU'LL FIND
THEM THE NEWEST AND THE CHEAPEST.
WE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR LINE
OF BOYS SUITS. RANGING IN SIZE FROM
IA TO 1s YEARS. AND PRICES THAT ARE THE
DELIGHT OF ALL WHO SEE THEM.
OUR BOYS SUITS. FROM TO II YEARS, AT
s275 MUST BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED.
IN SEPARATE PANTS WE HAVE NUMBER OF
STYLES WHICH ARE GUARANTEED ALL WOOL.
AND NEAT PATTERNS ALL WE WANT FOR
THEM IS s2.75.
STRICTLY ONE PRICE. AND SQUARE DEALING
IS OUR METHOD OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS.
OUR STOCK EMBRACES EVERYTHING IN MEN
AND BOYS CLOTHING. FROM THE CHEAPEST
CONSISTENT WITH DURABILITY TO THE VERY
FINEST
THE GOLDEN EAGLE CLOTHING CO.
/ NO. 400 7TH ST. NV. COR. D.
M CgNNINGHAM HATTER. 704 o 81. Will
V1e take orders fog Slk Hsts have no branch, and
sate market milo
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

MASONIC.
TgsReR R.1 maEs ST. 5eis ma M
IT. II; BY order OF the W; M NJ galley Secretary
,o1 NEW WIS MssI9NABY s. ROOMS. s, REdda dno-
81 sPeesfqHii I invited ed Special mission: The conversion
TIE Rs kkEsgHAs ST9 BENF NFkI1S s
h vi bs2 E shs s G R j. Mo at
ISs sss isss oas sad
gress is cordially invited to attend measures will
Of the ConrTess '"' ''''e'' - 'A-' it.
6ME NASNSA MEETISG 4E THE sn
f f. sfs i's saSSss
n a SPECIAL C0MMUNICATIoN- OF P0-
Ssi5 = ,IoMAC LODGE No. 5. F. A. A. NJ Will be
Fl Sf ~ iats SrothsT ri f @ who
bers OF sister Lodges are fratsrnally invited
MaNbENEEM nHE EMNEMREEs Ha OF GoToMAG CON 6
viii meet at their asylum TtEsb1Y It E inst, at
s oHenD to r h Sir of nsts late e
81 C. SMEs nysa p s{ order
1t Recorder Pro TEN.
49, MASONIC.
D>~A A special cOnyOcatiOn OF Potomac Royal Arch
Chapter No. will be held at Masonic Hall, George
town, d. c., tomorrow. Tuesday. 10th instant, at
ocIock m prompt for the purpose OF attending the
funeral OF our late companion, RICHARD R. SHEKELL,
OF sister chapters fraternaly invited
to attend
It. FRED W. sToRcH, H.P
K~ NOTICE ~ ETG9L9NIAt sp1S 3GTAI,J BEACH TELE-
The subscribers to the stock Of the Colonial Beach
Telegraph Company are notified that q meeting for
T be hf9a s * 0ss & 81 ss
s,d ~ SSoek sharp Lot owners at Colonial Beach
present. R. b. LEWIS. H. g. ROGERS. Promoters. IT.
k~ PARTIES HAVING GOODS DEPOSITED
W>1A with me upon which interest is due three
months or more, are notified to pay the be-
fore TWENTIETH INSTANT or their goods will be
1904 st. NV. mhl4-2t
K~ NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE, (MED-
ICAL DEPARTMENT OF COLUMBIAN
UN1VERSITY.tThe sixty-fifth Annual Commence
Inent will be held in the Congressional church.
OF 10th and g sts:, on WEDNESDAY, March 9Th, at
by Charles j. Barrett, d. Music by the Marine band.
Doors open at pm. No reserved seats
spring Course Of Lectures begins on MONDAY,
April 4th, at pm.
mh14-3t AF. A. KING. Md, Dean.
k~ WE, PLUMBERS LABORERS, HAVE
- concluded to ask the Master Boss Plumber
N general tor hours days work. to take effect April
ist 1885, with same pay and stop at O'Clock Satur-
Gays as usual mhl4-3ts
A CARD.-HAVING TAKEN CHARGE OF
49, the store lNo. 915 Pennsylvania ave.), lately
occupied by James j. Chapman am prepared to con-
tnue the same business in all it's branches. All
stanoans debts que the old firm must be paid to
CHAS. W. WOOD, Agent, late Brentanos.
JOHN J. MURPHY, Trustee mh14-3t
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MORE DISCHARGES AT THE PRINTING OFFICE
There were quite number OF employees OF the
government printing Office dismissed Saturday,
seven from the Record room, eight from the
specification room, including w. B. Gllis and ii.
Supreme Court room, four from the Job room,
twelve from the document room, five from the
bindery and ve occupying various positions in the
once. IN addition to this, eighty men, comprising
nearly the entire Record force, were furloughed
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SECRETARY WHITNEY and Commissioner Oberly
saw the President today
IHE SENATE Committee appointed to investi-
gate the question OF undervaluation, Of which Mr..
Allison is chairman, will meet in New York on the
9th OF ADril.
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WILL Nor BE APPOINTED To-pAY.-It is stated
at !he White House that there is no probability O
the appointment Of the Interstate commerce com
mlSs1Oners either to-day or tomorrow
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Lucy Z Parsons, the wife OF the condemned an.
archis1 gave bail ct ColumbuS q, and was - 6
liberty.
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LIEUT.. c. A. SToNE, recently detached from the
q. S. 8. Mohican, has arrived in Washington and
will be ordered to ordnance duty at the Washing
ton navy yard. He had charge of securing the
Smithsonian institute. Lieut. Stone in conyersa
ton with STAR reporter, said that the image is
now probably at Panama, and is to be brought to
Atlantic squadron.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

DIR. NJ F. CUTHBERT HAS REMOVED
TO 1852 Rhode Island ave. Telephone, $3.50
WISE MEN PLACE THRIP OPDFp T0p
- Shirts early in Spring, so as to have them
pIOIken N for warm weather. p. T. HALL. Shirt
Factory. ~ AP'o'' ,nho
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REsIGNED.-C. j. Ktntner, principal examiner
IN the Patent Office in charge OF the electrical
DIVISION, has resigned to go into private business
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Crowded Cars Dashed Pieces Near Boston
Twenty-Seven Persons Reported Killed
and Fifty Injured.
OBSTACLES TO LIBERAL REUNION.
The Reported Attempt to Kill the Gear.
THROUGH A FLIMSY BRIDGE.
Five Crowded Passenger Cars Precipi.
tatcd Thirty Feet and Smashed 60
Pieces.

HORRIBLE DISASTER ON THE DEDHaN BRANCH OF
THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE ROAD THIS MORN
NG-TwKNTY- PERSONS DEAD AND FIFTY
INJURED AT THE LATEST ACCOUNTS
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MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL vEssE1s-The Rich.
mona LETT the New York navy yard this morning
for the lower anchorage preparatory to sailing as
the flagship OF the North Atlantic SQUADRON The
Adams arrived at Acapulco February 26 from Pan
anna,
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Fatal Quarrel Between Boys.
YOUNG DEWITT KNOCKS YOUNG WOLF DOWN AND XIII

YoNKERs n, v, March 14-Shortly before
O'Clock last evening Cornelius +. Dewitt, aged Is
years, and Albert G. Wolf, & years old, both OF
whom were respectfully connected, became en-
gagged in a fight on the street here. Dewitt knocked
Wolf down. and when the latter was picked up it
was found that he was dead.
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THE APACHE CAPTIvEs.-The following report
has been received at the War department from
Col R. B. Ayres, commanding the 2d artillery at st,
Francis barracks, regarding the Indian prisoners
confined at FL Marion: The aggregate number Feb
then, and four Indians died. leaving 446 in confne
ment-s2 men, 206 women and 15S chill
dren. one woman died from old age, woman
and child from tuberculosis, and child from
cerebral meningitis. The Indians have generally
been well behaved. The sanitary condition OF the
fort Will be much improved by changes to pe made
In the sewerage system. About fifty children now
receive instruction under teachers OF ST. JoSeph's
academy. They are sent to and fro daily, except
Saturday. On Sunday they attend religious In
struction. Their progress, all things considered,
Is very good. Some kindly disposed ladies, under
during the past month in the elements OF the Eng
nsh language, and with considerable success
Some OF the men take much interest in the matter
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NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut. Commander W, A. Nor
gan Ensign Fitz Aubert HuntOon and Surgeon j.
b. Parker ordered to the Osstpee. Ensign A. B.
Clements ordered to the naval observatory Lieut..
D. A. Rodgers and EnsignP P. V. Lansdae to special
Guty as inspectors OF steel under Commander r. ID.
Evans, Lieut. l.. c. Logan detached from the naval
war college, and ordered to the OSsipee. Lieut.. C.
r. limerick and Ensign Thomas Snowden from the
hydrOgraph1c Office and ordered the OSsipee En-
sign G. NJ. Knepper, from the naval ordnance PROV
Ing ground and ordered to the OSsinea
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CHICAGO March li.-Dispatches fiUm points IN
Northern Michigan dover peninsua) report a fall
OF snow Saturday night and yesterday OF from ten
To twelve inches. The snow is drifting badly.
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LONDON March 14.-The steamer Celtic, which
arrived Saturday, reports that during the passage
a huge sea burst into the smoking room and
felled a passenger Another sea wrecked tho
bridge, and the second officer, who WAS standing
thereon, was hurled TO the 1oor and considerably
Injured.
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K CHAPMAN & CO.,
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS,
Temporary Location, 317 9th st. nw,
Next door to Duncanson Bros,
While New Fixtures are being made for their store
915 Pennsylvania ave- ml2-3ts

MASS MEETING OF WORKINGMEN
and the friends of labor, under the auspices
WEDNESDAY EVENING, March Is, at 7:3O Ad'
dresses By O WAGNER editor of the labor paper Of
tects: THE Chinese Trouble the Pacific Coast
MARTIAL Law at Seattle. 3-Outrageous Violations
Of the Lands by High Officials 4-The Peaceable Sol-
ton of the Labor Trouble in the United
RS REMOVAL TAKE THIS METHOD OF
- informing my friends and the public eener-
ally t1at have removed from old stable, No. 645
York avenue where the courtesy promptness
will be extended heretofore Have now on hand
fine horses for SALE
JAMES G.. BOWEN
m12-1w' 621 New York avenue.
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LONDON March l4.-Adyices from Mandalay say
that Lieut.. Golightly's mounted infantry sur.
prised the rebel chief Boshway, near Sidolin,
BuTmah, on the ninth inst. The rebels Kept up
a heavy fire for some time, but were nnally dc.
feated losing twenty-five men. Bushway escaped.
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FAST MAIL TO THE WEST.-The Postmaster Gen.
eral received a dispatch this morning from Rail-
way Mail Superintendent Nash at Sedalia, Mo.
stating that the new fast mail from New York to
Kansas City was on time. Mr.. Knott and MI
OF the train.
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IHE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE-The naval war col
lege at Coasters Island will not be closed, not
withstanding the failure Of Congress to appro-
pirate the item of 600 for the college submit
ted by the department. 1t appears that the money
was wanted for repairs and extension OF buildings,
ana the college course will not necessarily be
stopped by the failure to appropriate the esti-
mates.
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"EeCheu IL esHc 4vssxHUy HHeUHPCsoBOs
LONDON. March 14.-The British ship Hudson
from Philadelphia october Is for uiogo, wa1
wrecked on February D. AT Amblall AL Island "
the Malay Archipelago. The crew were saved.
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Deposits. Exchange. Loans Collections
on the Exchanges Of New York phi1adelphia, Booton
ana Baltimore bought and sold.
speciality made Of Investment Securities District
Ponds aud ~ Local Railroad Gas, insurance and Tee
phone Stock dealt in.
American Bell Telephone stock boushtand sold au7
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NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS ON THE
- 14th-street Line of Cars.-There will be
meeting on WEDNESDAY,, March 16th at 30 pm,
at the residence Of Prof Harry King, 1919 st. NV,
act as conductors who fail to obtain after
paying their fare and who interested in securing
large, properly manned, double horsecar service on
the line By concerted action Of those
interested existing defects this line of cars can la
easily remedied.
All are cordially invited to attend. mhl24ts